A Love Wave is a type of seismic wave that travels through the Earth during an earthquake. Named after the British mathematician A.E.H. Love, these waves move in a horizontal motion, causing the ground to shake side to side. Love waves are typically slower than P-waves and S-waves, but they can be very destructive due to their surface-level effects. Love waves are one of the three main types of surface waves, the other two being Rayleigh waves and body waves. They are particularly significant in seismology because they can cause extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure during an earthquake. Understanding Love waves helps scientists predict and analyze earthquake impacts.